Sixteen Going On Seventeen chords
from The Sound Of Music- Sixteen Going On Seventeen was written by Richard Rodgers (lyrics) and Oscar Hammerstein (music).
- Music: Key of F Major in 4/4 time at a moderate tempo
- Chords: F, F6, F7, F+, Fm6, G7, G9, Gm7, C7, C7b9, C9, C+, Dm, Dm7, D7, Bb, Bb-5, Bbm7
- Learn the Chords: Make sure you can play all the chords before attempting the song. Some of them look a little scary but once you learn them they are all very easy to play.
- Video: If you want to play along with the video, the start of the song and first refrain (male part) is in the key of Ab - place a Capo on the 3rd fret and all is well. On the second refrain (female part) there is a key change to D Major - you will need to move the capo to the 9th fret which may sound a little odd... as long as you have enough neck-room, it is possible but not entirely desirable.
- The optional Interlude and 3rd refrain in the song is not included in the video clip.
The first verse is omitted in the video clip... starts at the first refrain.
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Sixteen Going On Seventeen
Capo on 3rd fret if playing with the video
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key F G9
1. You wait, lit-tle girl, on an emp-ty stage
Gm7 F6
For fate to turn the light on
F G9
Your life, lit-tle girl, is an emp-ty page
Gm7 F6 Faug Dm C7
That men will want to write on To write on | |...
F C7
Refrain 1: You are six-teen go-ing on sev-en-teen
F Dm7 G9
Ba-by, it's time to | think - |
C9 F
Bet-ter be-ware, be can-ny and care-ful
Gm7 G7 C7 Caug
Ba-by, you're on the | brink! / / |
F C7
You are six-teen go-ing on sev-en-teen
F Dm7 G9
Fel-lows will fall in | line - |
C9 F
Ea-ger young lads and rogues and cads
Gm7 C9 F
Will of-fer you food and wine.
Bb Bb-5
To-tal-ly un-pre-pared are you
F7 Bb
To face a world of men.
Bb Bb-5
Tim-id and shy and scared are you
F G7 C7
Of things be-yond your | kin - |
F C7
You need some-one old-er and wis-er
F Bbm7
Tell-ing you what to do
F D7
I am sev-en-teen go-ing on eight-een
G9 C7b9 F G7 C7
I'll take care of you | - |
F C7
Refrain 2: I am six-teen go-ing on sev-en-teen
F Dm7 G9
I know that I'm na-|ive - |
C9 F
Fel-lows I meet may tell me I'm sweet
Gm7 G7 C7 Caug
And will-ing-ly I'll be-|lieve. / / |
F C7
I am six-teen go-ing on sev-en-teen
F Dm7 G9
In-no-cent as a | rose - |
C9 F
Bach-e-lor dan-dies, drink-ers of bran-dies
Gm7 C9 F
What do I know of those?
Bb Bb-5
To-tal-ly un-pre-pared am I
F7 Bb
To face a world of men
Bb Bb-5
Tim-id and shy and scared am I
F G7 C7
Of things be-yond my | kin - |
F C7
I need some-one old-er and wis-er
F Bbm7
Tell-ing me what to do
F D7
You are sev-en-teen go-ing on eight-een
G9 C7b9 F
I'll de-pend on you | 𝄎 |
F C7 Gm7 C7
Interlude: A bell is no bell till you ring it,
F G7
A song is no song till you sing it,
F Fm6
And love in your heart was-'nt put there to stay,
F6 Gm7 C7 F7 F6 Faug F
Love is-n't love till you give it a - | way - | - |
F C7
Refrain 3: When you're six-teen go-ing on sev-en-teen
F Dm7 G9
Wait-ing for life to | start - |
C9 F
Some-bod-y kind who touch-es your mind
Gm7 G7 C7 Caug
Will sud-den-ly touch your | heart! / / |
F C7
When thet hap-pens, af-ter it hap-pens,
F Dm7 G9
Noth-ing is quite the | same - |
C9 F
Some-how you kno you'll jump up and go
Gm7 C9 F
If ev-er he calls your name!
Bb Bb-5
Gone are your old i - deas of life
F7 Bb
The old i-deas grow dim
Bb Bb-5
Lo and be-hold you're some-one's wife
F G7 C9
And you be-long to | him - |
F C7
You may think this kind of ad-ven-ture
F Bbm7
Nev-er may come to you
F D7
Dar-ling six-teen go-ing on sev-en-teen,
G9 C7b9 F
Wait a year or two | 𝄎 |
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